BiographyJoshua Cogan is an Emmy Award-winning photographer and anthropologist whose work has taken him to 65 countries to produce his unique brand of ethnographic storytelling. Using his deep love and curiosity for culture, ecology, and imagery, Cogan has consistently produced work across print, motion and digital platforms. Recognition for those projects has come from standard bearers of journalism such as National Academy of Television and Sciences as well as SXSW and Webby Awards for his partnerships creating new approaches of storytelling and cultural exchange. His feature-length documentary of New Delhi’s last magicians ghetto, “Tomorrow we Disappear,” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and Hot Docs in Toronto. His work has been displayed at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Eye Film Institute of the Netherlands.
Cogan specializes in telling stories of culture and ecology and the relationships between humans and the earth, whether it be tenth-generation Totem carvers from Alaska or hip-hop pioneers in his hometown of DC. He looks to bring people closer to that which they see as “the other” through intimate and personal imagery. His clients include National Geographic, The Smithsonian Institution, The World Health Organization, The United Nations, Puma, New Balance, Newsweek, ESPN, The New Yorker, HBO, The Discovery Channel and many others.
